Funereal    (pronounced fyoo-neer-ee-ul) adjective


Definition

1. of or relating to a funeral.   2. appropriate for a funeral; mournful; grave and gloomy; dreary; solemn.

Other Forms

Funereally   (pronounced fyoo-neer-ee-uh-lee) adverb

Main Example

  • The elation at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, which safely landed two rovers on Mars last month, is in stark contrast to the funereal atmosphere at the European Space Agency whose Beagle II has been lying limp on the red planet since day one.

    Workplace Examples

  • I am so glad they've made Jeff head of public relations. In contrast to his predecessor, who was always funereal, Jeff's personality and presentation style are a perfect match for the job. Everything about him is so positive.

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  • Wayne, why are you dressing up so funereally? Don't you realize we are going to a celebration? For heaven's sake, put on something bright.

    Other Examples

  • on entering a meeting room and noticing everybody's glum expression, your asking: "Why is everybody looking so funereal?"

  • somebody going about an activity funereally because he or she believes it to be a pointless task

  • the mood in a company becoming funereal following a collapse in its stock price

  • in Beethoven's "Eroica Symphony," the funereal strains of the second movement which the composer later called "a foreboding of the death of my hero"

    © 2004 V.J. Singal

    This Month's Other Words

    Funereal
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